Originally Posted by
ElCaribe
No, but lack of hiring and no growth results in industry stagnation. Don’t take my word for it. Search these forums and see just how much hiring at the majors happened from 2001 - 2014.
Retirements were a little different. If AA wants to come out of this at just 2/3’s the size they’ll need to hire almost 1,000/yr to keep up with attrition starting in 2022.